Alfred Sixto, Head of the Table Office Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 22 44 Valérie Clamer, Deputy Head of the Table Office Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 21 06 Assistants: Sally-Ann Honeyman Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 28 58 Martine Meyer Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 35 07 Susan Fellah Tel. … Read more
Questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme Actualités Préoccupé par la poursuite de la détention d’un défenseur des droits de l’homme, le rapporteur demande sa libération 29/06/2018 Questions juridiques et droits de l’homme Egidijus Vareikis, rapporteur sur la protection des défenseurs des droits de l’homme dans les États membres du Conseil de l’Europe, est préoccupé … Read more
European Conference of Presidents of Parliament The European Conference of Presidents of Parliament brings together Speakers and Presidents of the parliaments of the 47 member States of the Council of Europe; of parliaments enjoying observer and partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and of international parliamentary assemblies. The … Read more
Strasbourg, 27-31 January 2014 An urgent debate on “The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine”* as well as a debate on “Refusing impunity for the killers of Sergei Magnitsky” are among highlights of PACE’s Winter Session, taking place in Strasbourg from 27 to 31 January 2014. Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria, and Martin Schulz, … Read more
Pedro Agramunt: Biography Born in Valencia, 12 September 1951. Married, two children. Education: Bachelor in Law, University of Valencia. Political positions: President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, elected on 25 January 2016 for a one-year term, renewable once. President of the European People’s Party group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the … Read more
Strasbourg, 29 September-3 October 2014 A current affairs debate on the crisis in Ukraine, a report on countering neo-Nazism, and the award of the second Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize will be among highlights of PACE’s autumn session in Strasbourg, from 29 September to 3 October. Other items on the draft agenda, just made public, … Read more
Jean-Claude MIGNON “The Parliamentary Assembly was the instigator of many initiatives which have made the Council of Europe what it is today, from the European Convention on Human Rights to the integration of the new democracies in central and eastern Europe as a result of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the establishment … Read more
Strasbourg, 23-27 June 2014 The election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, an address by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and a joint debate on the “left-to-die boat” and on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores are among the highlights of the forthcoming PACE plenary session in … Read more
René van der Linden Biography Born in Eys-Wittem, Netherlands, on 14 December 1943 Married, three children Education Economics: international administrative studies Catholic Economics Faculty in Tilburg (1966-1970) Present and previous main functions Member of the First Chamber (Senate) of the States-General of the Netherlands (from 1999) President of the Committee for European cooperation of … Read more
Biography May 2006 – to 31 January 2011: Director General, Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (deputizing for the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly) 1 November 2009 – 31 March 2010: Acting Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe October 1996 to … Read more
SpeechesReturn to Full Page Opening statement, October 2016 Part-Session Opening statement, October 2016 Part-Session Strasbourg, Monday 10 October 2016 Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentleman, Fear is present in the atmosphere within our societies. Fear of terrorism, fear of war, fear of the “other” – foreigners or migrants coming to our societies. These various fears taken … Read more
The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will meet in Sofia on Friday 27 November, in the context of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (November 2015-May 2016). After the opening of the meeting by PACE President Anne Brasseur, the Speaker of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva … Read more
Peter Schieder Biography (Vienna, 20 August 1941 – Vienna, 11 October 2013) Studies, journalistic and other professional activities 1960 – 64 : Legal studies, Vienna University 1961 – 62 : Film critic 1962 – 64 : Editor of Trotzdem (magazine for young people) 1970 – 73 : Managing Director of Werbe- und Verlagsgesellschaft – … Read more
Legal Affairs and Human Rights News Sharia versus the Convention on Human Rights: protect human rights regardless of religious practices 14/12/2018 Legal Affairs and Human Rights The committee is greatly concerned that Sharia law, including provisions clearly contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights, is applied officially or unofficially in several Council of Europe … Read more
Strasbourg, 8-12 octobre Lors de sa session plénière d’automne à Strasbourg (8-12 octobre 2018), l’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE) a tenu un débat sur le renforcement de son processus décisionnel concernant les pouvoirs et le vote. Le lauréat du Prix des droits de l’homme Václav Havel 2018 – issu d’une liste … Read more
Standing committees 2013 Yerevan, 31 May 2012 Paris, 8 March 2012 Standing committees 2012 Andorra la Vella, 30 November 2012 Tirana, 25 May 2012 Paris, 9 March 2012 Standing committees 2011 Edinburgh, 25 November 2011 Kyiv, 27 May 2011 Paris, 11 March 2011 Standing committees 2010 Antalya, 12 November 2010 Skopje, 21 … Read more
Observers The Assembly may, on the proposal of the Bureau, grant Observer status to national parliaments of non-member states of the Council of Europe which meet the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Statutory Resolution (93) 26 of the Committee of Ministers on Observer status. The Assembly shall specify the number of members of … Read more
Le Réseau parlementaire pour le droit des femmes de vivre sans violence se compose de parlementaires, issus des délégations d’Etats membres et d’observateurs auprès de l’Assemblée parlementaire et des délégations des partenaires pour la démocratie. Il est en place depuis 2006, année où il a contribué à la campagne du Conseil de l’Europe « Combattre la … Read more
Strasbourg, 30 September-4 October 2013 Strasbourg, 05.09.2013 – Addresses by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin will be among highlights of PACE’s forthcoming autumn plenary session (30 September-4 October). Also on the agenda are debates on national security and access to information, and … Read more
